The Democracy Ranking Association produces an annual chart of the world’s free states, listed according to the level of freedom enjoyed by each population.As an independent body, it seeks to be completely free of political partisanship. Its data is drawn from international non-governmental parties, like Amnesty International, Freedom House, the World Bank and others.Charting not only the democratic systems of the electorate, the group also incorporate civil rights. Each aspect is weighted to determine the quality of the freedom afforded each populace. Democracy Ranking (Edition 2012): The Quality of Democracy in the World How the Democracy Ranking Score WorksAre some people more equal than others in your country?
No country may declare true freedom, while some of its citizens simply are not free.Not every world nation is included in the chart. In order to be eligible, that state has to have been declared ’free’ by Freedom House. They have to hold elections and have a political leader who can be voted out of office.Also the country has to have a population over one million people.Democracy Ranking Association is looking to evaluate the quality of the democracy presented. It removes all of the lip service and digs down into the reality.The information which feeds into the ranking is drawn from independent, international organizations.
THIS stops any single government trying to skew the results in favor of their party line.Once all of the data is in, then it’s weighted according to the democratic elements that it highlights.Politics accounts for 50% of the score. Ten percent each are given to factors governing gender equality, economy, knowledge, health and environment.On paper, a nation can look very democratic, if each of its citizens can vote. But what does that vote matter, if the voter is uninformed or ordered to vote for a certain candidate? If the electoral system is unbalanced, so that the vote of a rich person counts more than that of a poorer individual, it’s not a true democracy. If some members of society have a louder voice, because of their gender, then democracy is once again compromised. And what of the implications outside the voting booth? If education and health care aren’t equally available to all, or if some sector of the population is forced to reside in unsafe living conditions, then again that nation is not democratic.These are the principles by which the Democracy Ranking final score is decided.
No country may declare true freedom, while some of its citizens simply are not free.Not every world nation is included in the chart. In order to be eligible, that state has to have been declared ’free’ by Freedom House. They have to hold elections and have a political leader who can be voted out of office.Also the country has to have a population over one million people.Democracy Ranking Association is looking to evaluate the quality of the democracy presented. It removes all of the lip service and digs down into the reality.The information which feeds into the ranking is drawn from independent, international organizations.
THIS stops any single government trying to skew the results in favor of their party line.Once all of the data is in, then it’s weighted according to the democratic elements that it highlights.Politics accounts for 50% of the score. Ten percent each are given to factors governing gender equality, economy, knowledge, health and environment.On paper, a nation can look very democratic, if each of its citizens can vote. But what does that vote matter, if the voter is uninformed or ordered to vote for a certain candidate? If the electoral system is unbalanced, so that the vote of a rich person counts more than that of a poorer individual, it’s not a true democracy. If some members of society have a louder voice, because of their gender, then democracy is once again compromised. And what of the implications outside the voting booth? If education and health care aren’t equally available to all, or if some sector of the population is forced to reside in unsafe living conditions, then again that nation is not democratic.These are the principles by which the Democracy Ranking final score is decided.
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